Sataspes tagalica

Sataspes tagalica, the brilliant carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Sataspes tagalica
From Lionel de Nicéville's 1900 "On new and little-known Lepidoptera from the Oriental region"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sataspes
Species:
S. tagalica
Binomial name
Sataspes tagalica
Synonyms
  • Sataspes hauxwellii de Nicéville, 1900
  • Sataspes ventralis Butler, 1875
  • Sataspes tagalica chinensis Mell, 1922
  • Sataspes tagalica collaris Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Sataspes tagalica protomelas (Seitz, 1929)
  • Sataspes tagalica thoracica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Distribution

It is known from western and north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, eastern and southern China and Thailand.[2] The habitat consists of woodland margins and shady tracks through woodland, particularly near bodies of fresh water.

Description

The wingspan is 56–70 mm. It is a variable species with several named forms. It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees, with males and females mimicking different species.

Biology

It is a day-flying species. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta and Lantana camara.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Dalbergia benthamii in Hong Kong.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sataspes tagalica tagalica Boisduval, [1875] -- Brilliant carpenter-bee hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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